Hi Nate,

I just finished a Pygmy Tern 14 for my wife. It is a really nice boat.

There are a few critical items that I don't think have been mentioned:

1) A respirator, or at least a good dust mask. Critical when sanding epoxy, and helpful for general sanding.
2) At least one full box of disposable gloves.
3) A wide roll of butcher paper for protecting your work surface.
4) Shop vac for cleaning up, and for controlling sanding dust.
5) A razor knife for all sorts of uses.
6) A pair of scissors that you can dedicate to fiberglass work. After cutting fiberglass, they will be useless for anything else unless resharpened, so don't use a good pair of sewing scissors.
7) A box of tongue depressors for mixing epoxy. You will need 50 or so. I bought a box of 500 (two boats ago), and don't regret it.
You are also certain to require additional supplies of brushes, syringes, cups, etc beyond what is provided in the kit, and beyond what you think you will need.
9) You will need a small saw for a number of uses, including trimming the cockpit rims, cutting the deck reinforcements, etc... I use a Japanese Dozuki razor saw which is really nice and not to expense ($25-$35?)
10) A carbide paint scraper. This tool has a carbide blade about 2 inches wide, attached to a 10 inch handle, and can be found at any hardware store ($15?). This will be one of the single most helpful tools that you can buy.

I will second the recommendations for the following:

10) Small block plane
11) wood file or rasp
12) Sanding block, and a ton of sandpaper. I generally use 120, 150, and 220 grit, although others might start with 80 grit or 100 grit.
13) Random orbital sander. I use a Festool, which has great dust collection, but is also quite expensive. It is however one of the best all around tools that I own, and for me was well worth the cost ($300?).

Good Luck, it is a great project.

Mike

: Hi, well hopefully by this weekend I will be able to start building my first
: wooden kayak a pygmy tern 14. I just have a few questions. Before it gets
: here. I have a very limited amount wood working experience and very few
: tools. So thats my first question, what tools,best type of eletric sanders
: and ect. That will make the job easier, and be something I will need in
: future builds that I might not think about having? What would be the best
: way to inlay or onlay a kayak for a novice. And does onlaying or inlaying
: effect fiber glassingand epoxy. And any other tips that you think a first
: timer might need to know. Also do you need a special program to view the
: pictures on this forum? Well thats about it for now I'm sure I will have a
: ton of questions in the next few months. Thanks for any info.